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the fiscal cliff fight, still no agreement but we could get word of new developments later on this morning. stay with us. we'll be right back. ht back. >>> take a live look at udc right now, an area down there and pretty quiet as you can imagine. new year's eve, a lot of people are still off for the holidays and it is good that they'll be off because it is pretty cold. you don't want to be out there having to deal with your morning commute today. that is for sure. >> a few stragglers i saw -- >> redskins celebrating? >> a few stragglers from late night celebrations. >> they'll be celebrating tonight because of the new year. >> it is cold out. temperatures at or below freezing. so if you are growing to be straggling out and about the next couple of hours or so, make sure you have a hat and coat. >> the big puffy. >> yeah, you will want it all week because temperatures will only be in the 30s. today, we'll be in the 40s for daytime highs and we're not there yet. 30 in washington. 20 in pittsburgh. columbus, 20 degrees. let's see. 22 in boston. 30 in new york city. and once again, we'll pr
the fiscal cliff fight, still no agreement but we could get word of new developments later on this morning. stay with us. we'll be right back. ht back. >>> take a live look at udc right now, an area down there and pretty quiet as you can imagine. new year's eve, a lot of people are still off for the holidays and it is good that they'll be off because it is pretty cold. you don't want to be out there having to deal with your morning commute today. that is for sure. >> a few...
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. >>> coming up next on the news at 6:00, the fiscal cliff debati continues ffwith no deal in sigt for tonight.fo should americans be concerned? the latest details from capitol hill, plus a fox 5 political analyst weighs in on the topic,. >> and we are about 6 hours away from 2013, we're taking you live to a crowded sometimes square.ar >> he may be the redskins numbei one supporter. we introduce you to the super fan with the redskins fan
. >>> coming up next on the news at 6:00, the fiscal cliff debati continues ffwith no deal in sigt for tonight.fo should americans be concerned? the latest details from capitol hill, plus a fox 5 political analyst weighs in on the topic,. >> and we are about 6 hours away from 2013, we're taking you live to a crowded sometimes square.ar >> he may be the redskins numbei one supporter. we introduce you to the super fan with the redskins fan
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new york city, anna coyman, fox news. >>> coming up on fox 5 news at 6, the fiscal cliff is looming, the latest and how we could affect our national security. . >>> president obama has issued a challenge to congressional republicans. he said if they can't get a bipartisan deal, he at least expects them to vote on his proposal to stop tax increases on all but the wealthy and preserve unempyment benefits. dells have heard that house republicans may wait to make a deal until after the new year, essentially letting the taxes go up and voting to cut them. the good news, you're not likely to feel any fall off of the cliff if they get something done in the first few days of 2013. >>> and for some, the biggest objection to the fiscal cliff is the cuts to project defense spending. they warned it's bad news for national security. peter deucey explains who mean affected. >> reporter: last friday when president obama rolled out his new plan for steering us away from the fiscal cliff, there was a word he did not say and that word was sequester. the sequester would automatically cut more than $100
new york city, anna coyman, fox news. >>> coming up on fox 5 news at 6, the fiscal cliff is looming, the latest and how we could affect our national security. . >>> president obama has issued a challenge to congressional republicans. he said if they can't get a bipartisan deal, he at least expects them to vote on his proposal to stop tax increases on all but the wealthy and preserve unempyment benefits. dells have heard that house republicans may wait to make a deal until...
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cliff, there is good news about the milk you buy. law makers did reach an agreement to extend the farm bill for one year. it was set to expire soon and nearly doubled the current price for a gallon of milk sending it soaring to $7 a gallon. >> a special watch night will be held at the national archives tonight in honor of the emancipation proclamation. tomorrow the u.s. postal service will release emancipation proclamation. >> time now is 8:40. still ahead. they touched the lives of millions of americans. and coming up, we're taking a look at some of the people we lost this year. >> ring in the new year of locks. new year's tradition and they are decked out and ready to good. we'll be right back. initiated. neural speeds increasing to 4g lte. brain upgrading to a quad-core processor. predictive intelligence with google now complete. introducing droid dna by htc. it's not an upgrade to your phone. it's an upgrade to yourself. >>> time for our facebook fan of the day. today we say hello to norman johnson junior. he tunes in every morni
cliff, there is good news about the milk you buy. law makers did reach an agreement to extend the farm bill for one year. it was set to expire soon and nearly doubled the current price for a gallon of milk sending it soaring to $7 a gallon. >> a special watch night will be held at the national archives tonight in honor of the emancipation proclamation. tomorrow the u.s. postal service will release emancipation proclamation. >> time now is 8:40. still ahead. they touched the lives of...
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>>> this weekend is about the battle of the countdowns, the countdown to the fiscal cliff and the countdown to kickoff at fed ex field. thank you for joining us for the news at 10. i'm maureen umeh. attention-filled weekend as lawmakers try to beat the fiscal cliff clock and the redskins host the cowboys in one of the most crucial games of the season. we'll get to those stories in a moment. first, it was not quite the winter wonderland many of us hoped for. for a few hours, many of us saw the snow make an appearance today and now that most has turned to slush, forecasters are worried that near-freezeing temperatures could make for a dangerous situation on the road. tucker barnes has more. >> reporter: could be a couple of icy spots out there late, particularly north and west and we got the snow during the day anywhere between a trace and maybe two inches, if you have to the west of the city. let's go to the maps then, again, the system new winding down. you can see the last of it. there you go. pushing up now north and east of new york city. and still some leftover snow into connecticut and
>>> this weekend is about the battle of the countdowns, the countdown to the fiscal cliff and the countdown to kickoff at fed ex field. thank you for joining us for the news at 10. i'm maureen umeh. attention-filled weekend as lawmakers try to beat the fiscal cliff clock and the redskins host the cowboys in one of the most crucial games of the season. we'll get to those stories in a moment. first, it was not quite the winter wonderland many of us hoped for. for a few hours, many of us...
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. >> no more fiscal cliffs and werve can work together in unity -- and everybody can work together in unity. that is one wish. >> we still have plenty ahead. >> fox 5 news at 4:30 starts now. >>> good morning. it is 4:30 on this monday. happy new year's eve. it is monday, january -- december 31st. it is december 31st. getting ahead of ourselves there. >> i'm wisdom martin. >> i'm sarah simmons. >> time to talk about weather. we say hello and good morning to tucker barnes. >> this is the last time we'll do weather this year for this show. >> doesn't matter. as long as the redskins are winning. >> it is great. >> we'll talk about it all morning. i have about five texts from tony that got into my phone between 11:00 and 1:00 in the morning. >> you meanwhile you were sleeping. >> he was at the game. i was sleeping. temperatures in the 20s and low 30s. he got increasingly more giddy as the score was changing. >> did he know you were sleep something. >> i'm sure he does. reagan national 29. dulles is 25. bwi marshall, 29. very cold outside. i had a little ice on my driveway this morning, so
. >> no more fiscal cliffs and werve can work together in unity -- and everybody can work together in unity. that is one wish. >> we still have plenty ahead. >> fox 5 news at 4:30 starts now. >>> good morning. it is 4:30 on this monday. happy new year's eve. it is monday, january -- december 31st. it is december 31st. getting ahead of ourselves there. >> i'm wisdom martin. >> i'm sarah simmons. >> time to talk about weather. we say hello and good...
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any race against the clock, the senate has passed a bill to avoid the fiscal cliff. >> president obama says the green is the, quote, right thing to do for our country. the legislation now moves to the house where its future is unknown. fox's patty ann brown has the story. >> reporter: senate lawmaker voted overwhelmingly in favor of legislation to avert the fiscal cliff. >> the bill as amended is passed. >> vice president joe biden in a visit to the capitol monday night explaining the pact he northed with senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. prior to the vote, the vice president said he felt confident about the deal but stayed away from making any predictions. >> having been in the senate along as i have, there are two things you shouldn't do. you shouldn't predict how the senate will vote before they vote. you won't make a lot of money. and number two, you surely shouldn't predict how the house is going to vote. >> reporter: if passed by the house, it would stop many of the spending cuts. >> middle class families will wake up today to at assurance that their taxes won't go up. >> r
any race against the clock, the senate has passed a bill to avoid the fiscal cliff. >> president obama says the green is the, quote, right thing to do for our country. the legislation now moves to the house where its future is unknown. fox's patty ann brown has the story. >> reporter: senate lawmaker voted overwhelmingly in favor of legislation to avert the fiscal cliff. >> the bill as amended is passed. >> vice president joe biden in a visit to the capitol monday night...
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starting new year off on the right foot. two hours after the nation plunged off the fiscal cliff. we'll tell you what's in and what's out and what chance the compromise stands. >> plus, from the crystal ball in times square to the annual traditions in your home. to the ways to stick to those one day old resolutions. we are celebrating the first day of 2013. >> and maryland makes history ash
starting new year off on the right foot. two hours after the nation plunged off the fiscal cliff. we'll tell you what's in and what's out and what chance the compromise stands. >> plus, from the crystal ball in times square to the annual traditions in your home. to the ways to stick to those one day old resolutions. we are celebrating the first day of 2013. >> and maryland makes history ash
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we do have breaking news from the white house where president obama is talking about the fiscal cliff after a meeting with congressional leaders. let's listen in. >> also ask lobbyist americans to pay a little more. above all, protect our middle class and everyone who is striving to get into the middle class. i want to still get this down. the right thing to do for our families, our businesses, and for our entire economy. but, the hour for immediate action is here. it's now. we're now at the point where, in just four days, every american's tax rates are scheduled to go up by law every american's paycheck will get considerably smaller. and that would be the wrong thing to do. for the economy, would be -- it would be bad for middle-class families and for businesses that depend on family spending. fortunately, congress can prevent it from happening if they act right now. i just had a good and constructive discussion at the white house with senate and house leadership about how to prevent this tax hike on the middle class. and i am optimistic we may still be able to reach an agreement tha
we do have breaking news from the white house where president obama is talking about the fiscal cliff after a meeting with congressional leaders. let's listen in. >> also ask lobbyist americans to pay a little more. above all, protect our middle class and everyone who is striving to get into the middle class. i want to still get this down. the right thing to do for our families, our businesses, and for our entire economy. but, the hour for immediate action is here. it's now. we're now at...
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happy early new year's eve to you. >> thank you very much. >> we couldn't tell with all this fiscal cliff talk and these down markets in the past five days but it has been a really good year for the stock market. the dow is up nearly 6% this year. the s&p is up 11.5% and the nasdaq is the big winner up 13.6% this year. so everybody made money. con congratulations, i know it doesn't feel like it but it was of a good year as we reflect back on everything that happened in 2012. >> let's talk about where you are right now. lots of activity, the big crystal ball drop. give us the rundown of what it will be like there tonight. >> crazy and cold. so in just a couple of hours from now at 11:00, they shut down times square behind me. no one can get in or out. they do a massive security sweep. the security is very tight. effect's bags are checked and then can you come back in at 3:00 p.m. that is when the party starts. but it really kicks off at 6:00 p.m. with the opening ceremonies and performances by taylor swift, et cetera and then at 11:59, we see the big 12,000 pound waterford crystal ball dro
happy early new year's eve to you. >> thank you very much. >> we couldn't tell with all this fiscal cliff talk and these down markets in the past five days but it has been a really good year for the stock market. the dow is up nearly 6% this year. the s&p is up 11.5% and the nasdaq is the big winner up 13.6% this year. so everybody made money. con congratulations, i know it doesn't feel like it but it was of a good year as we reflect back on everything that happened in 2012....
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from the fiscal cliff deadline the white house has reached adeal with congressional republicans. which thanks for joining us tonight. i'm maureen umeh. the deal would delay harsh spending cut for two months, but it appears the house will not vote before tonight's midnight deadline. >> we'll continue to work on finding smarter ways to cut spending, but let's not let that hold up protecting americans from the tax hike that will take place. we can do this. we must do this. >> reporter: though it is down to the wire. >> it's december the 31st! january 1st is tomorrow, 2013, taxes go up. >> reporter: a frustrated senator john kuhn said the senate should have acted months ago to keep the economy from going off the fiscal cliff. >> i just find it really hard to sit and listen to people come up now and wring their hands and talk about gee whiz, you know, i really hope we can get something done here in the last day as we put two people together basically to resolve this. >> reporter: the two people were senate republican leader mitch mcconnell and vice president joe biden who worked the p
from the fiscal cliff deadline the white house has reached adeal with congressional republicans. which thanks for joining us tonight. i'm maureen umeh. the deal would delay harsh spending cut for two months, but it appears the house will not vote before tonight's midnight deadline. >> we'll continue to work on finding smarter ways to cut spending, but let's not let that hold up protecting americans from the tax hike that will take place. we can do this. we must do this. >> reporter:...
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just less than two days to go until we go over the fiscal cliff and we are hours away from the redskins-cowboys game for the nfc east title. >>> good morning. i'm melanie alnwick. we are all over both stories. we will have a live interview on the latest on the fiscal cliff negotiations and hear from the big skins players this evening. what will the weather be like at kickoff? we have run the gamut when it comes to mother nature in recent days. many parts of our regions saw snow as well as snow and slush made it difficult on some of the roads. fast forward and here's how things are looking out right now. much of the snow and slush gone but it is windy and cold out there. gwen tolbart has the latest on the weather. [ no audio ] [ no audio ] >> can you hear me? where we've got the satellite radar composite and you can see where all the snow has moved off to the northeast and headed to the canadian maritime. here at home, things are different. clouds rolling in across the area but we will see clear skies into the course of tonight. not bad with a few clouds hanging around. here's a look at current
just less than two days to go until we go over the fiscal cliff and we are hours away from the redskins-cowboys game for the nfc east title. >>> good morning. i'm melanie alnwick. we are all over both stories. we will have a live interview on the latest on the fiscal cliff negotiations and hear from the big skins players this evening. what will the weather be like at kickoff? we have run the gamut when it comes to mother nature in recent days. many parts of our regions saw snow as well...
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then there is also the milk fiscal cliff. have you heard of that one? if congress does not pass a new farm bill by january 1st, milk prices could nearly double some say to as much as about $7 a gallon. they have until the first to get that done or milk prices go up and with the fiscal cliff, massive tax increases and spending cuts. that's the latest here at the white house, back to you. >> thank you, sherri. >>> we've been getting responses to the cliff talks on our facebook page. that's where we asked you, what do you think about congress and the white house not reaching a deal on the fiscal cliff? do you think it's possible that a compromise will be reached before the deadline? tammy simpson writes -- peggy fleming says -- >> a lot of people fired up obviously over this. >>> traffic is back to normal on the springfield interchange, even while virginia state police continue to investigate a deadly accident there. this happened around 7:00 last night when a tractor-trailer stopped in traffic, was rear- ended by a pickup truck. three people inside the pi
then there is also the milk fiscal cliff. have you heard of that one? if congress does not pass a new farm bill by january 1st, milk prices could nearly double some say to as much as about $7 a gallon. they have until the first to get that done or milk prices go up and with the fiscal cliff, massive tax increases and spending cuts. that's the latest here at the white house, back to you. >> thank you, sherri. >>> we've been getting responses to the cliff talks on our facebook...